Trump claims that NATO is paying for the Ukraine war while the US is making money
This week, the first batch of American weapons paid for by "Mr. Europe" has arrived in Ukraine. Trump was very pleased.
According to RT on the 19th, on Friday local time, Trump told reporters in the White House's Oval Office that the US is "making money" from the Ukraine conflict and praised the agreement signed with NATO in July this year.
The agreement, named the "Ukraine Priority Requirements List" (PURL), allows the US to transfer weapons to Ukraine, but the related costs are borne by European countries. According to reports by Reuters and others, a NATO official who did not want to be named confirmed on the 18th that the first batch of military equipment under the PURL assistance mechanism had arrived in Ukraine. This means that Washington has resumed sending weapons to Kyiv through a new cooperation mechanism with its allies.
According to a video released on the White House's official YouTube channel, when asked if he would consider reducing the funds promised by the previous Biden administration for aid to Ukraine, Trump immediately replied, "We (the Trump administration) have not spent a penny on this war. You know, everything we provided was paid for. Unlike Biden, he gave them (Ukraine) $350 billion, which is simply shocking."
He added, "We have not spent any money on this war. The war is funded by NATO. NATO is buying our equipment."
Shrugging his shoulders, Trump continued, "In fact, I didn't want to make money from this war, but we did make money from it, because as you know, they (the NATO countries) are buying our equipment. This is very important. They pay for missiles, tanks, and all the supplies sent to Ukraine."
"This is really a sad war, it shouldn't have happened..." With a familiar line, Trump ended the question.
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